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The Select Board has established a Charter Review Committee (CRC) to review the Town Charter which was adopted in 1956 and has not been comprehensively examined since then. The Charter, and related bylaws, establish the fundamental structure of town government. The CRC would appreciate your responses to the following questions to assist it in framing its review. Paper copies of your responses can be returned with your tax bill or dropped off at town hall. You may make additional copies to provide to others in your household. Responses can also be entered via a website at —--- and we would prefer getting the responses on-line to make tabulation easier. Thank you for your participation.

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* 1. What is your age range?

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* 2. How many years have you resided in Williamstown?

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* 3. Residential status, please check all that apply:

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* 4. Are you a registered voter in the Town of Williamstown?

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* 5. If registered, how often do you vote in Town elections?

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* 6. How often do you attend Town Meeting?

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* 7. Using the scale below, how do you rate Williamstown’s government on the following areas:

Scale:  1-Poor  2-Needs improvement  3-Good  4-Very Good  5-Excellent

  1 2 3 4 5
Responses to residents' needs
Well Managed
Transparent
Representative of the communities diversity
Services to Families/Children(Birth-12)
Services to Teenagers (13-18)
Services to Adults (18-62)
Service to Seniors (62+)
Service to Individuals with disabilities

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* 8. The Charter has no provision for recalling elected officials during their term of office. Do you favor adding a recall provision?

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* 9. The current Town Charter establishes a strong Town Manager form of government. The Select Board acts as a supervisory board. Most of the day-to-day operational and hiring decisions are made by the town manager. Do you favor:

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* 10. The current Town Charter prohibits members of the Select Board and the Finance Committee from holding any other town office, though this has been interpreted to allow members to be on other committees in their official capacity as a member of the Select Board or Finance Committee, or where a statute provides for it. Do you favor (check all that apply):

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* 11. The Charter currently has no term limits on office holders. Do you favor imposing term limits?

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* 12. The Williamstown Town Charter, which establishes our form of government, sets our legislative body as an open Town Meeting, where any registered voter can vote. Another option is for a Representative Town Meeting, where (often over 100) representatives are elected by the voters and only those representatives can vote at a town meeting.

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* 13. Do you favor ranked-choice voting in our town elections? (we are not asking about federal or state elections) https://cspa.tufts.edu/our-reports/guide-massachusetts-question-2-ranked-choice-voting

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* 14. What are the main reasons when you do not attend Town Meeting (please check all that apply):

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